Episcopal Children'S Services Inc

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Aug 24, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$38,273,320

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Ecs operates the voluntary pre-kindergarten (vpk) program for children in 6 northeast florida counties via 2 coalitions. The program provides high quality educational services to children in their years preceding kindergarten to ensure they enter school prepared. Participating providers implement evidence-based curriculum in their classrooms and children are assessed for kindergarten readiness on entering kindergarten. These efforts have led to about 4394 children tested each year. In 20122013 monitored 173 providers who served about 4394 children. Ecs's role is to support the providers with appropriate curriculum and training.

Activity 3

Head start is a comprehensive child care program that fosters the educational health and social-emotional development of preschool children. Head start targets low-income chidlren who are at risk for decreased kindergarten readiness and eventual school failure. Early head start similarly targets the well-being of low-income infants toddlers and pregnant women. This year 474 head start and 303 early head start children and 35 pregnant women were served by these programs. Ecs provides head start services in clay nassau baker bradford and union counties and early head start services in duval and barker counties in northeast florida.

Filer

EIN

59-1146765